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- Thank you, taxpayer, for building my new nuc
- Thank you, taxpayer, for building my new nucEvery man, woman, child for himselfThe nuclear renaissance reminds me of the Titanic; all the media was saying how unsinkable the ship was, then it sank!So far I've read the argument by both sides of the issue: safety , terrorist threats, nuclear proliferation,...
- Tags: Government, Taxes, Free trade, Games, renaissance, reactor, new nuc, nuc, taxpayer, nuclear energy, uranium
- Discussion threads 2007-10-08
- Silicon Valley goes dark again
- Silicon Valley goes dark againEuropeans are afflicted with same diseaseEuropeans are afflicted with same disease, it’s called NIMBY Not in my back yard.Ironically the French are there to bail them out Nuclear power.Socialist Republic of CaliYou nailed it George, people cant have it both ways. Im all for new...
- Tags: Government, uranium, Now IT
- Discussion threads 2007-06-22
- Microbes enlisted to capture uranium
- Microbes enlisted to capture uraniumGrrrThe greatest harm done to humanity in my opinion is the junk science idea that ANY level of radiation exposure is toxic. It's patently false and yet the hysteria of it has so gripped the human psyche that we are freaking paralyzed, rooted in a pool...
- Tags: Microbes, uranium
- Discussion threads 2006-05-22
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- This could be a window to our solar future
- This could be a window to our solar futureVenture CapitalistsA good chunk of the new energy science comes out of our universities and national labs. It's pretty common to see a team of professors and grad students come up with something hot and spin it off into company funded...
- Tags: kW, solar future, solar energy, venture capital, window
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4
- Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past
- Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the pastResponseJust a few thoughts:No, we cannot drill our way out of the current situation, but we can drill to give us the time to make a switch to other energy sources. Besides, we will still need...
- Tags: electrical need, Peak Oil
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable
- Solar power, no money down, could prove profitableNot so fast...I have the perfect roof for this: South facing, steep pitch, no trees, and in Florida. So you'd think I would be a perfect candidate, right? Even with Florida's rebates and net metering, I wouldn't see breakeven until around...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- MIT students making solar power realistic
- MIT students making solar power realisticno kiddingIn fact, the researchers believe that, because they can concentrate the heat from the sun so intensely, any water run near the focus could easily be vaporized to run a turbine and generate electricity.For crying out loud.I'm getting so tired of this.Here's all you...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, UCSD, Peak-Power, solar energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SolarCity
- Discussion threads 2008-06-22
- A new career: isotope designer
- According to a Michigan State University MSU news release, 'Made-to-order isotopes hold promise on science's frontier,' nuclear physicists can now start a new career as isotope designers. These scientists can build specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies. The lead researcher says this approach...
- Tags: Michigan State University, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Professional Development, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Career, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-10
- Are we running out of everything? MSM's stunning lack of concern
- Water. Worry about it, say some experts. Yet the MSM's oblivious to the fact that we even need water. Recently there was a joint briefing by a Congressional leader and the U.S. Geological Sruvey on America's water problems. Number of news articles about it found by...
- Tags: Water, MSM, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-03-22
- Uranium Backup (zip)
- Tape Backup (SCSI, IDE, USB, Firewire, SATA tape drives) on DAT, DDS, DLT, SDLT, AIT, LTO, VXA.SQL Server Backup with integrated zip compression and encryption. CD and DVD burning capabilities. FTP backup upload and download: also for automatic update of several Web sites and local Web site backup. Zip compression,...
- Tags: Encryption, FreeSoft S.r.l., Backups
- Software downloads 2008-03-18
- Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power business
- Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power businessHah. Fat chance.Americans have been programmed to think nuclear radiation is the most toxic material on the planet.RE: Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power businessOne mention of the words 'Nuclear Power' and everyone freaks out. They immediately link it to nuclear fission, which...
- Tags: Toshiba Corp., nuclear-power business, reactor, nuclear energy
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- Electricity generated by bacteria?
- It will take years before bacteria can generate enough energy to generate electricity for transportation, homes or businesses, but researchers at the University of Minnesota studying bacteria have found a way to convert waste into electricity. They've discovered that riboflavin (also known as vitamin B-2) is responsible for much of...
- Tags: Electron, Bacteria, Shewanella, Web Site Development, Telecom & Utilities, Transportation, Internet, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- From eco-warrior to nuclear champion
- From eco-warrior to nuclear championNuclear waste hysteriaIs probably the biggest challenge facing nuclear power. And it all stems from the fact that people have been misled into thinking radiation is more dangerous than it is.The really long-term radioactive stuff is so low-level, it's more dangerous to live in North Dakota.Waste...
- Tags: Waste Disposal, nuclear energy, Greenpeace, nuclear champion
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- No nuces is good nucs? Blogosphere begs to differ with this blogger, as usual
- No nuces is good nucs? Blogosphere begs to differ with this blogger, as usualNuclear water useAs a pro-nuclear blogger working at Idaho Samizdat http://djysrv.blogspot.com, I get the question all the time about water use. It's important to note you walked into a current controversy over water use by...
- Tags: Blogging, NEI, blogosphere, nuclear plant, fission
- Discussion threads 2008-01-26
- Database assembles U.S. warnings of Saddam threat
- Database assembles U.S. warnings of Saddam threatOh look, politicsOh good, the definitive compendium of only those warnings uttered by the Center's political opponents. Do they never visit YouTube? These warnings go back more than a decade. Both Clintons, Al Gore, Tom Daschle, and many others gave us the same warnings....
- Tags: Storage, database, Saddam, liar
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- Measuring green opportunities
- Measuring green opportunitiesMark Twain Nailed It"Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics." You make some good points about real impact of supposedly green technologies. There's information pollution to go with the environmental variety; responses tend to be well meaning but badly mistaken. It interests me how lemming-like environmentalists tend...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, Monitors & displays, data center, Just Like Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?
- Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?Citizens are going to end up paying one way or other.Such is the sad state of education in our country today that this kind of nonsensical debate even takes place. Either consumers are going to foot the bill via their utility bill, or...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Telecom & Utilities, Ausra, tax, subsidy
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- Helium leads to geothermal energy resources
- When we think about alternative sources of energy, we often forget the potential of geothermal energy resources. In fact, it has been estimated that accessible geothermal energy in the U.S. represents 90 quadrillion kilowatt-hours or 3,000 times the country's total annual energy consumption. So far, it has been difficult and...
- Tags: Earth, Researcher, Fluid, Energy, Arizona State University, Energy Resource, Web Site Development, Productivity, Web Technology, Internet, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-12-02
- Google to enter clean-energy business
- Google to enter clean-energy businessNuclear power is the clean power!I don't understand why millions are spent to create a renewable energy source when Nuclear power is proven and doesn't pollute. New Nuclear power stations are able to reuse spent fuel rods to a point where they are only radio active...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, clean-energy business, nuclear energy, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
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